First offered in 1925 and envisioned as a “reverse Rhodes Scholarship,” the Harkness Fellowships are the Commonwealth Fund’s longest-running program. Nearly 100 years later, they remain a flagship of ...

The Australian Ministry for Health and Ageing has launched MyHospitals, a new Web site that offers information about the services and performance of 759 public and 153 private hospitals. For the first ...

Former Senior Researcher, Tracking Health System Performance, The Commonwealth Fund Susan L. Hayes, M.P.A., is the former senior researcher for The Commonwealth Fund's Tracking Health System ...

Mirror, Mirror 2024 is your opportunity to explore the impact of policy choices on health and well-being across 10 countries, including the U.S. Read the report here. Employer-sponsored health ...

Pediatrician and Child Health Advocate, Palo Alto Medical Foundation and UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland Rhea Boyd, MD is a pediatrician and child health advocate in the Bay Area. She works ...

The Commonwealth Fund has its origins in the philanthropic efforts of the Harkness family. Stephen V. Harkness began his career in New York State’s Finger Lakes region at age 15 as an apprentice ...

Biography at time of Harkness Fellowship: Christopher Millett, M.Sc., M.Phil., FFPH, Ph.D., a 2008–09 Commonwealth Fund Harkness Fellow in Health Care Policy and Practice, is a consultant in public ...

The United States spends more on health care than any other country, yet Americans continue to experience worse health outcomes than their international peers. What lessons can the U.S. learn from ...

Mirror, Mirror 2024 is your opportunity to explore the impact of policy choices on health and well-being across 10 countries, including the U.S. Read the report here.

Read full profiles of international health systems describing the role of government, how systems are organized and financed, who and what is covered, and what is being done to ensure quality of care, ...

Summary: Hospital at home programs that enable patients to receive acute care at home have proven effective in reducing complications while cutting the cost of care by 30 percent or more, leading to ...

American families are confronting harsh financial realities of late, from rising unemployment and sluggish wage growth to high food and fuel costs and tight credit. Added to these worries are soaring ...